Grand National - when did this happen

1947 coughoo?

1940 Bogskar

no to both but your on the right track - 6d ew gives some clue.

The Grand National was always run on a Friday for 'donkeys years' - excuse the pun.

Te main race on Saturday was the Grand Sefton Chase.

1836 - the duke ;)

this was the last time it was run on a friday

lovely cottage 1946

1946 then. dunno who won it

Lovely Cottage

E Z LOL - that makes me 185

1837?

Although it was spring it was a winter's day

the first saturday race was 1947. so the last friday race was 1946

1947
"A Break with tradition was made when the race was run on Saturday the request of the Prime Minister Clement Atlee who suggested to Mrs Topham that the new date would be in the interests of British Industry."

no - this is later - dont know the reason why

this is what it said on the website im on

1947 - The race was moved to a Saturday as 57 horses lined up with "Caughoo" taking first place at 100-1.


mistake then

Teal in 1952

Lovely Cottage ridden by Capt Petre was 25/1 the 3rd in the race was the giant Prince Regent 12/7 as against the winners 10/9
There were many loose horses along side PrinceRregent when he made is run on the 2nd circuit he was forced to go a lot faster than he wanted and the 3/1 favourite was still clear at the last still in front at the elbo he was a spent horse and had nothing left when firstly attacked and passed by Lovely Cottage and then Jack Finley.

cibone

1961

sorry 10 stone 8.

Watch it for yourself - take my word for it that it was run on a friday - can't find anything to verify it. How the band kept playing throughout the race I don't know. Great stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owJfg3j8rV8

!961 was the only grey to win the race other the THE LAMB
it was rather lucky that he did so as a team of dopers were set on doping several horses they sent a beautiful French women to go round several trainers to ask if they would train one of her horses
She noted what box this horse was,in and two day later on the Friday night they doped the grey they thought was Nicholas but the cunning Rimell had swapped his national runner with another grey.

it was on a Friday. that is what i infered when the Prime minister asked Topham to change from Friday to saturday in 1947

Aintree Grand National 1957

The 1957 Grand National was won by eleven year-old "Sundew" on the 29th of March with the horse being ridden by Fred Winter who had raced in the National on three previous occasions, failing to finish each time. The horse was owned by Mrs. Geoffrey Kohn who was the third female owner in three years to win the Grand National following on from Mrs. W Welman in 1955 and Mrs. Leonard Carver in 1956.

29th March 1957 was a Friday.

thank you cj

No problem.

the 6p was a taner.

sixpence was 6d(tanner ) - horse won at 20-1, got 13/6d back. Bought a telly and a radiogram.

crystell so you were taking under the odds even then a bad sign lolol

crystl e what was a Tosheroon..

- and still had change for 33 goes at the 'penny tray'.

would have been 30's if betfair had been around then

Luke - half a crown but round our way we called it half a dollar

a tosheroon was a 1/2 a crown

you are about my age good luck to you...

and you must be a**ney or somewhere near the bow bells

a brummie through and through and proud of it.

When the**ney,s left it to an Italian to rule racing. (Bookmaking) the only thing that stopped them was Kimber a brummie

nice one - its just that the origins of a tosheroon are in**ney rhyming slang

crystel when you go racing all over the place good slang sticks.
When the Italian bomb were coming to brum to Carrie out there smash and grab (Trading from ring to ring) on race courses like Bromford bridge.they would speak in Italian. and many of the prices were picked up

interesting - did you make a fortune then

reletive to the £3 for a days tick tacking it was a fortune.
Same as in running now from the comfort of a racecourse Bar.
nothing has changed there has always been those with an edge.

No - He didn't take Lira.

or bet on 'the aways' at San Siro and Capanelle. ;)

did you ever work at Aintree

first time was in 1949 Russian Hero but I was at home and backed Logho Conn when my dad told me that Caghoo only went round once
I have watched the race 50 times on youtube and it is clear that although he was a long way behind he was there all though the race.

was that the day that the day when it was foggy

Crystlehunt come on my BLOG and you could tell us all a nice tale from then punters side

cubone.co.uk

Like the time I won the ITV seven

yes crystell foggy the worst my grandad had told that he saw MANEFESTO this must have been a great horse doped twice. and still finished placed.
Was down to carry 13/2 the year he was withdrawn

My God a 7 timer you must be rolling in it.

Yes I will have a nice page for your Tale "The Day I won the ITV 7"

I'll have a look at it tomorrow - playing poker while I'm talking to you

who multie talented.

if I had some discipline I'd be rich

Discipline is easy to be taught

These Millionaire Soccer players should be made to drive round the slums of Aston every day and see were they may finish up without some disciplne

couldn't agree more - I **cing hate the **s - its obscene how much they earn - sometimes for being on the bench for weeks or injured for months. Of course they're not all the same and I shouldn't generalise but when I think how some people have to live it makes me angry.

cj180.
I backed Sundew that day 25/1 if memory serves me right. I listened to it on the radio at work. One of our directors came downstairs to ask who had won. I told him and he asked if I had backed it. He said that he had as well, his name was Denman:-)
I had backed it in the earlier years as well. On one of those years he landed on top of a fence, possibly The Chair.